A visit to the Shady Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shady Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove Cemetery:
36.5982, -78.8422
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Black Walnut Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut Cemetery
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Virgilina Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <5>
- North Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Grace Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woody Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Hitesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hitesburg Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesburg Cemetery
- Hite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Snead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead Cemetery
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montague Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Aarons Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Aarons Creek Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- South Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aarons Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilbourns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Averett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Westside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Scottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banister Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Ceffo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clays Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Orgainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Delila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delila is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shady Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Halifax
- Roxboro
- Scottsburg
- South Boston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Halifax County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690148 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690148 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Virgilina
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5981954 Lon: -78.8422302
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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